$100,000 Super High Roller
Day 3 Started
2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$100,000 Super High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Buy-in
$100,000
Prize Pool
$3,743,000
Entries
38
Level
20
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Welcome to the Super High Roller Final Table!
Welcome to the final table of the $100,000 Super High Roller event here at the 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure! It may have only had 38 players, but that's is a huge number considering the price of the buy-in. Returning for day three will be just seven players due to a double elimination last night and Nick Schulman is leading the way.
Two Team PokerStars Pros, Humberto Brenes and Daniel Negreanu, have found their way to the televised final table with the latter of the two sitting second in chips. They'll be joined by a great list of names that should make for some exciting poker.
Remember that only five spots will pay out. That means two of these final tablists will go home empty handed. This will also be the largest bubble in history at $200,000. Top prize is set at a whopping $1.5 million, which will have all the players salivating.
Here's a look at the table draw and chip counts for the final table.
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Schulman | 2,990,000 |
| 2 | Sandor Demjan | 379,000 |
| 3 | Andrew Lichtenberger | 373,000 |
| 4 | Bryn Kenney | 1,390,000 |
| 5 | --empty— | --empty— |
| 6 | Daniel Negreanu | 2,166,000 |
| 7 | Humberto Brenes | 757,000 |
| 8 | Eugene Katchalov | 1,476,000 |
Play is set to kick off at 1:00 P.M. here in the Bahamas, so stay tuned for all of the action!
Just a Tad Late
The players are getting mic'd up right now and the cards will be in the air shortly. When things start, there will be 55 minutes left in Level 15, 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante.
Almost There
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Not to call him out, but Bryn Kenney was the last man to arrive to the table, about 15 minutes late. It's okay though, because someone spilled an orange juice on the floor around the table, and we've still got a half dozen staff members scrambling around with white towels. Reports that it was Daniel Negreanu's drink from Jamba Juice are unconfirmed.
The group photos have just been snapped, and the introductions are next. We should be under way in just a few moments.
Level: 15
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 3,000
Katchalov Takes #1
Level 15
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
On the first hand of the day, Eugene Katchalov had the button, and he raised to 55,000 to open the pot. Nick Schulman called in the small blind, and they went heads up to the flop.
The dealer fanned 
, and the action check-checked to the 
turn. Schulman took the lead now, sliding out a bet of 75,000. That wasn't going to get it done; Katchalov raised to 225,000, and Schulman was forced to fold.
Andrew Lichtenberger Eliminated in 7th Place
Level 15
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
We're two hands into this final table, and we're already minus one player.
Daniel Negreanu was the preflop raiser, and small blind Sandor Demjan called the 55,000-chip raise. In the big blind, Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger three-bet shoved his 367,000 chips into the middle.
"Count," Negreanu said, and he flat-called once he learned the amount. Demjan ducked out of the way, and Lichtenberger was at risk as the cards were turned up:
Negreanu: 
Lichtenberger: 
Lichtenberger found a small bit of help on the 
flop, but he was still a big underdog to stay alive. The turn 
and river were no help, and he is thusly out in seventh place. That's good for $0, and we're now on the biggest money bubble we've ever seen. The next man out gets the same nothing as Lichtenberger, while lasting one spot longer will boost someone's bank account by a cool $200,000.
Humberto and the Shark
Level 15
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
First in from the cutoff seat, Humberto Brenes opened to 60,000. Small blind Nick Schulman plopped out a big reraise that amounted to 712,000 if you're scoring at home. It was enough to cover big blind Sandor Demjan (who quickly folded) and Brenes (who doesn't really do anything quickly).
Brenes spent a minute or two cheesing it up for the cameras in typical Humberto style. He finished his monologue with, "If I call, I'd be the best bubble boy ever... I pass, one time."
With that, he returned his cards to the muck.
Negreanu's Bad Fold
Level 15
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Nick Schulman raised to 52,000 from the cutoff, and Daniel Negreanu defended his big blind. They took a flop of 
, and Negreanu checked. Schulman's bet of 65,000 was enough to take it down right there, and Negreanu accidentally exposed his 
as he mucked.
The table chuckled.
Demjan Gets That Shove-y Feeling
Level 15
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
First into the pot, Eugene Katchalov raised to 55,000, and Nick Schulman reraised to 142,000 next door. Action came to Sandor Demjan next, and he four-bet shoved all in for 413,000. That folded Katchalov rather quickly, but Schulman spent about two minutes in the tank as he considered the call with a chance for the knockout.
Schulman passed eventually, though, and Demjan adds more than 200,000 chips to his short stack with that play.